Difficult texts: pronouns for God in Genesis 1.26, Exodus 20.2 and Isaiah 41.4–21
This article explores using the third-person plural to refer to God as a Trinity. If this proves persuasive, the third-person plural may be an acceptable option to those hesitant about exclusively using male pronouns to refer to God and those wary of the politicization of pronouns.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 126, Issue: 6, Pages: 434-437 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Trinity
B Language B pronoun B Gender B God |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article explores using the third-person plural to refer to God as a Trinity. If this proves persuasive, the third-person plural may be an acceptable option to those hesitant about exclusively using male pronouns to refer to God and those wary of the politicization of pronouns. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X231209469 |